Monthly Archive for March, 2014

: March, 2014

New York lawmakers passed the state’s fourth consecutive on-time budget late Monday, with the Assembly passing the spending plan’s final piece with 45 minutes to spare. Both the Senate and the Assembly passed the $137.9 billion budget over a period of more than 12 hours Monday, enacting a plan that… ?The post Lawmakers pass NY’s fourth consecutive on-time budget appeared first on Politics on the Hudson. …

The Senate finished about a half hour ago, and the Assembly just now took its final budget vote, meaning they have made the midnight deadline with some 45 minutes to spare. There was a bit of back and …

Democratic Sen. Cecilia Tkaczyk was just quizzing GOP health committee Chairman Kemp Hannon about language in the budget bill regarding last year’s change in which a third party fiscal agent took over …

A few hours after a bizarre battle took place on the Senate floor over who deserves credit for a boost in state aid to Dutchess County, Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s office came to Sen. Terry Gipson’s defense. Through an administration official, Cuomo’s office said Monday that Gipson was in “continuous contact”… ?The post Cuomo’s office says Gipson was in “continuous contact” (UPDATED x2) appeared first on Politics on the Hudson. …

Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Monday agreed to waive a waiting period for part of a $137.9 billion state budget proposal, potentially clearing the way for New York’s fourth consecutive on-time spending plan. Both the state Senate and Assembly began passing budget legislation early Monday afternoon, with voting expected to continue… ?The post Cuomo waives waiting period, clearing way for on-time budget appeared first on Politics on the Hudson. …

The license fee to open one of four upstate casinos in New York will range between $20 million and $70 million, the state Gaming Facility Location Board said today. The board approved the request for applications for the four upstate casinos to be built in three regions: the Southern Tier,… ?The post Want to build a NY casino? License will cost between $20M-$70M appeared first on Politics on the Hudson. …

Various advocacy groups rallied Monday inside the state Capitol to protest provisions in this year’s state budget that they said favor the wealthy. Groups such as Alliance for Quality Education, Citizen Action New York, New York Communities for Change and New Yorkers for Fiscal Fairness—all mainly labor-backed groups—chanted “We are… ?The post Groups rally against budget deal appeared first on Politics on the Hudson. …